Definition of "regulate" in Englisch

verb

1. To dictate policy.

2. To control or direct according to rule, principle, or law.

3. To adjust (a mechanism) for accurate and proper functioning.

   • to regulate a watch, i.e. adjust its rate of running so that it will keep approximately standard time
   • to regulate the temperature of a room, the pressure of steam, the speed of a machine, etc.

4. To put or maintain in order.

   • to regulate the disordered state of a nation or its finances
   • to regulate one's eating habits